 |
answer text |
<p>The Government recognises and champions the significant contribution that design
and design skills play within the UK economy, particularly as a key factor in the
production of services and goods across a wide range of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The
Design Council produced a report into the Design Economy in 2018 which estimated that
in 2015 the total value of exports where design had made a key contribution was £48.4
billion. The report also found that gross value added generated by the design economy
increased by 52% between 2009 and 2016, with over 1.69 million people employed in
the design economy and over 78,000 design intensive firms operating in the UK in 2017.</p><p>
</p><p>DCMS estimates that the wider creative sector was worth £92bn in 2016 and is
growing twice the rate of the economy as a whole. This was up from £85bn the previous
year.</p>
|
 |
